Lara Fawthrop: Healthcare is what people want to talk about most
I talked with Lara Fawthrop, the NDP candidate running in tomorrow’s by-election in Sackville-Cobequid. I hope she wins.
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News brief: Christine Saulnier wants to be Halifax’ next Member of Parliament
News brief: CCPA NS director Christine Saulnier is is throwing her hat in the ring to become the federal NDP’s candidate for Halifax. And ultimately she hopes to become the next MP for Halifax after the next federal election, later this year. That’s good news for progressives in Halifax.
Kendall Worth: 100 percent EI clawbacks are 100 percent wrong
Kendall Worth writes about questions Dartmouth North MLA Susan Leblanc raised about EI clawbacks for people on Income Assistance. It’s a topic dear to Kendall’s heart as he knows several people who experienced this.
Fear, loathing and fun on the campaign trail for Nova Scotia transplant Noah Richler
SouthCoastToday.ca editor Timothy Gillespie reviews Noah Richler’s The Candidate, a revealing account of what it’s like to run for office with no political experience, little money and only a faint hope of winning.